Category: Pharmaceuticals
Pakistani product against hepatitis wins award
500 products of various nature were presented by institutions from public and private sector. A Pakistani product ‘Taraxasil’ against hepatitis won award in the science exhibition organized by Pakistan Science Foundation, in Lahore on Thursday. As many as 500 products […]
New drug for diabetes
Improving glycaemic control for people with diabetes can be a convenient, once-a-day routine with the recent launch of a drug in Malaysia. Developed by MSD, the drug in question is an oral type 2 diabetes medication that combines sitagliptin phosphate […]
Drug maker fined for selling metal-contaminated drugs
A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary pleaded guilty on Tuesday to selling liquid medicine contaminated with metal and agreed to pay US$25 million to resolve the case, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday. The subsidiary, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, pleaded […]
J&J in the works to buy Pharmacyclics
A bid from J&J is expected to value Pharmacyclics near its US$17.5 billion market value or at a premium, FT said on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Pharmacyclics, which markets blood cancer drug Imbruvica with J&J’s […]
Japanese pharmaceutical market value edging towards US$80 bn by 2020: report
Japan’s pharmaceutical market value is set to grow at a tepid Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 1.3% from US$72.8 billion in 2013 to reach US$79.8 billion by 2020, driven by new product launches and the healthcare burden of the […]
British biotech firm raises US$1.4 million to start new heart drug
A British biotech company founded by a Nobel prize winner has raised what it says is a record 691,000 pounds (US$1.4 million) via crowdfunding to help launch a stem cell-based regenerative medicine for use following heart trauma. Cell Therapy, based […]
Clinic trial finds Ebola vaccine is safe
Preliminary results from a clinical trial on an experimental Ebola vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline and the US National Institutes of Health suggest it is safe for use, researchers said. The vaccine also generates an immune response to Ebola, said the […]
Most people reluctant to take pill which deters heart disease
Roughly one in three people who took an online survey would prefer to risk an earlier death rather than take a pill every day to prevent heart disease. About one in five would be willing to pay at least $1,000 […]
Diabetes treatment doubled past two decades
The cost of managing diabetes has more than doubled in the past 20 years, a new analysis says. The average diabetes patient now spends $2,790 more per year than they did in 1987 – and more than half the additional […]
Statin drugs effective in women as much as men
Statin drugs reduce heart risk factors like high cholesterol as effectively in women as they do in men, an international study has found. The results, based on pooled data from 22 clinical trials, include a finding that reductions in deaths […]
